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Heterogeneity in the Development of Executive Function: Evidence from Nationally Representative Data
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Reid, Jeanne L.; Ready, Douglas D. – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: The present study examined patterns of executive function (EF) development among socio-demographically diverse children in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Cohort: 2011, we estimated children's growth in working memory and…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Cognitive Development, Kindergarten, Primary Education
Student-Teacher Ethnoracial Matching in the Earliest Grades: Benefits for Executive Function Skills?
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Gottfried, Michael; Little, Michael; Ansari, Arya – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The purpose of this study is to advance our understanding of student-teacher ethnoracial matching in early elementary school by exploring two executive function outcomes -- working memory and cognitive flexibility. Drawing on nationally-representative, longitudinal sample of kindergartners (N = 18,170) from the Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Ethnic Groups, Hispanic American Students, Academic Achievement
Examining Associations between Preschool Home Literacy Experiences, Language, Cognition and Early Word Reading: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study
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Simmons, Fiona R.; Soto-Calvo, Elena; Adams, Anne-Marie; Francis, Hannah N.; Patel, Hannah; Giofrè, David – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The study investigated whether preschool code-related home literacy experiences had direct associations with regular and irregular word reading in the first year of primary school as well as exploring whether there were indirect associations between these experiences and later word reading via children's language skills or…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Family Literacy, Family Environment, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
Cognitive and Emotional Processes as Predictors of a Successful Transition into School
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Blankson, A. Nayena; Weaver, Jennifer Miner; Leerkes, Esther M.; O'Brien, Marion; Calkins, Susan D.; Marcovitch, Stuart – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: The aim of this research was to delineate developmental processes that contribute to early school success. To achieve this aim, we examined emotion regulation, executive functioning, emotion knowledge, and metacognition at ages 3 and 4 as distal and proximal predictors of age 5 achievement and school adjustment in a sample of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Psychological Patterns, Predictor Variables, Child Development
Full- versus Part-Day Kindergarten for Children with Disabilities: Effects on Executive Function Skills
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Gottfried, Michael A.; Little, Michael H. – Early Education and Development, 2018
Responding to a robust body of literature suggesting that children's early educational experiences are critical, policymakers have implemented and expanded the provision of full-day kindergarten (FDK) in recent decades. Most studies have focused on the effectiveness of FDK on child academic assessments or test scores, but none have examined FDK…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Schedules, Disabilities, Executive Function